The Difference Between a Masjid and a Musalla
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Question:
We received another message from the questioner, Ali Ahmad, from Riyadh. He has a set of questions. He says: First, what is the difference between a masjid and a musalla? And does a masjid inside an institution or a company take the ruling of a masjid? And does a musalla inside a masjid or a company take the ruling of a musalla?
Answer:
If a masjid is built in the office and it is made in the form of a masjid, with a mihrab, doors, a minaret, and facilities, then it becomes a masjid, an endowment, and it has the ruling of masjids. But if it is merely a place where prayer is performed, like a hall or a corridor where it is carpeted and prayer is performed, or a room, then it does not have the ruling of a masjid. This is a musalla, a place for standing.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
We received another message from the questioner, Ali Ahmad, from Riyadh. He has a set of questions. He says: First, what is the difference between a masjid and a musalla? And does a masjid inside an institution or a company take the ruling of a masjid? And does a musalla inside a masjid or a company take the ruling of a musalla?
Answer:
If a masjid is built in the office and it is made in the form of a masjid, with a mihrab, doors, a minaret, and facilities, then it becomes a masjid, an endowment, and it has the ruling of masjids. But if it is merely a place where prayer is performed, like a hall or a corridor where it is carpeted and prayer is performed, or a room, then it does not have the ruling of a masjid. This is a musalla, a place for standing.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/246 — archive.org (10:24)
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